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Who's your list for next HC?

metsfan2323 said:
I'm going to throw another name out there that people may not like but actually might make some sense, how about Mark Whipple, another guy we could have hired in 2011.

I know one thing about Mark Whipple, he has a good eye for QB talent and he can run a decent offense. He won 4 games in each of his last two seasons at UMASS, do you know how hard it is to win 4 games at UMASS? that's like winning 6 or 7 at UCONN. His teams at UMASS always fought hard and had a knack of putting up a lot of points and staying close against P5 competition. In short his teams at UMASS were way ahead of where we are now.

Just spitballing names here I know this one won't be popular. This guy fielded competitive teams on a dime budget with trash facilities.
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Whipple should be on DB's list somewhere. Maybe not our first, second or third choice but he has to on the list because who knows how many will turn us down.
 
Does anyone know much about Mike Thiessen? He's always working with undersized linemen yet his offense seems to provide entertainment(points). Is the triple option too gimmicky?
 
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Chadwell, the UAB coach, Healy at Charlotte, and Lashlee are not going to sniff the UConn job. They have bigger plans and will stay south. The football mentality in the south is just so different than up north.

UConn will need someone with northern connections and a willingness to be 3rd fiddle behind the two hoops teams. Head coaching experience and a northern connection shortens the list significantly.
 
UConnRock said:
Chadwell, the UAB coach, Healy at Charlotte, and Lashlee are not going to sniff the UConn job. They have bigger plans and will stay south. The football mentality in the south is just so different than up north.

UConn will need someone with northern connections and a willingness to be 3rd fiddle behind the two hoops teams. Head coaching experience and a northern connection shortens the list significantly.
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I would not rule out a southern coach. Decent candidate, like the coach from Coastal Carolina, could spend about five years here and then return South, to a SEC head coaching job -- if time here was successful.
 
Look, until the situation in the front offices, i.e. AD, and the Presidents, you can name any coach, and he's still going to be answering to the AD, and President. UC has to, dare I say it, lower admission standards. UC is NOT Stanford. Recruits from Fl, GA, the Carolinas, PA, NJ, OH, NY, TX, etc have to WANT to come to Storrs. We have seen, for years, the marginal players from these states make the trek, because, and let's face it, who wants to play on a airfield, in front of 30-40 thousand, when they can play in front of 80-90 thousand in a first class stadium.
 
BPT2Storrs said:
I think DB has some idea of who he wants to hire. The problem is what good candidate will leave their current situation to jump into this mess? If you’re a great HC you’ll likely wait until a better opportunity opens up. that’s why the Coastal HC is likely not coming here. He’s built a program down there - why do it again when a P5 school will pick him as soon as an opening occurs. Same goes with big time OC/DCs. Sometimes it’s better to wait for the right opportunity.

Money is enticing but not if your coaching/career reputation is on the line with a program that has to basically be built back up. Eliminate the idea of football for a second and think of this as if it were another career. If company A wanted to hire you for a lot of money but the company was teetering on collapse would you jump ship from your current situation that is stable and offers an opportunity to advance or go somewhere much more appealing? I think most people wouldn’t jump solely at the salary and would include other factors in the situation.

it’s a tough situation for UConn to be in. Ultimately we need someone who can build a program and win. We shouldn’t be concerned with offense v defense. We need someone long term who can build a program.
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It can be a great opportunity for the right person. Someone who wants to be here. Make it his baby. If successful they will receive lots of recognition nationwide.
 
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Chin Diesel said:
Here you go. Here's a coach who has actually beat an FCS team this season and he did it with a DII team.

Pete Shinnick. Great bloodlines. His pop was an LB with the Colts and his last two coaching gigs he built programs from scratch. Just won the D2 championship in the program's fourth year of existence.

Pete Shinnick - Head Coach - Staff Directory - University of West Florida Athletics (goargos.com)
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Good Call, I was going to bring his name up. Someone we learned about when we recruited QB Mike Beaudry. Someone like this could be our Lance Leipold. Buffalo found Leipold at the DIII level.

We need to search the lower levels for proven winners. Previous head coaching experience with success should be a must have.
 
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Or Jeff banks
metsfan2323 said:
Good Call, I was going to bring his name up. Someone we learned about when we recruited QB Mike Beaudry. Someone like this could be our Lance Leipold. Buffalo found Leipold at the DIII level.

We need to search the lower levels for proven winners. Previous head coaching experience with success should be a must have.
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Vince Kehres, 2 times D3 winning HC from Mount Union is currently the DC at Toledo.
 
metsfan2323 said:
Good Call, I was going to bring his name up. Someone we learned about when we recruited QB Mike Beaudry. Someone like this could be our Lance Leipold. Buffalo found Leipold at the DIII level.

We need to search the lower levels for proven winners. Previous head coaching experience with success should be a must have.
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Also doesn't always work out, Adam Dorrel was a three time D2 winner with northwest Missouri state before moving up to abelian christian and has been very average there.
 
CCSUblue said:
Also doesn't always work out, Adam Dorrel was a three time D2 winner with northwest Missouri state before moving up to abelian christian and has been very average there.
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Nothing always works out. There are no guarantees anywhere, it's about trying to increase your odds of success. Most good coaches leave a track record of success as they climb the ladder.

It's a lot like picking stocks, if you have some tested and proven rules to abide by you increase your odds.

Jim Calhoun and Dan Hurley are both examples of finding the successful head coach at the lower level. In 2011 we could have used this rule to hire KC Keeler or Whipple but we chose instead to catch the falling knife.
 
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LoyalFanCT said:
Maybe avoid someone getting fired. Instead, try to hire away someone who is promising.
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Didn’t Moorhead get fired? Just curious. And I think the majority of boneyarders would like to see him get the job.
 
Would like to see Joe Moorhead back here.
Tremendous coach, successful.
I read earlier posts that indicated he was not successful at Mississippi State. Beg to differ.

""Mississippi State (2018-19)
"Moorhead compiled a 14-12 record over his two seasons as head coach at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs went 2-0 against Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl and had a pair of ranked wins in the SEC West, which has supplied a team in the CFP Championship Game five straight years."

"Moorhead became just the second coach in Bulldog history to reach a bowl game in his first season, guiding State to its first Outback Bowl and the program’s second-highest finish ever in the College Football Playoff rankings at No. 18."

"Moorhead’s offense led the SEC and finished tied for fourth among Power 5 programs with 16 200-yard rushing performances over his two seasons at the helm. Three of Mississippi State’s eight games in school history with 600 or more yards of offense came under Moorhead."

Here at UCONN, since he left, we have hired coaches that struggle against FCS teams, can't make it the Toilet Bowl,;

God enuf is enuf
Just go get Joe.

See his complete resume following
goducks.com

Joe Moorhead - Football Coach - University of Oregon Athletics

One of the nation’s top offensive-minds and an elite recruiter, Joe Moorhead enters his second season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on head...
goducks.com goducks.com
 
Yup! said:
Didn’t Moorhead get fired? Just curious. And I think the majority of boneyarders would like to see him get the job.
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They had a chance to get someone more exciting although not sure is better
 
I would only hire an up and coming head coach with a excellent track record at every stop. Hiring the coach who Wake hired when we hired Diaco is not the track record we need. We need a coach who knows how to win and has a high winning percentage, period.

As others say, let ourselves become a stepping stone for the brightest minds. Maybe one of those bright minds will want to stay at UConn and make CT home.
 
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gopher2 said:
Whipple should be on DB's list somewhere. Maybe not our first, second or third choice but he has to on the list because who knows how many will turn us down.
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He’s not going to be on the list. I think umass had to fire him. I’m not sure DB wants Umass castoffs
 
Chin Diesel said:
Here you go. Here's a coach who has actually beat an FCS team this season and he did it with a DII team.

Pete Shinnick. Great bloodlines. His pop was an LB with the Colts and his last two coaching gigs he built programs from scratch. Just won the D2 championship in the program's fourth year of existence.

Pete Shinnick - Head Coach - Staff Directory - University of West Florida Athletics (goargos.com)
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sure, why not. had a freshman QB throw for 4000 yards and 40 TDs. Kid is only a RS sophomore. Maybe he can bring him along.
 
rollskies said:
Definitely think this goes without saying, but I hope whoever it is can keep most of the 2022 class in tact and limit transfers. They’ve put together a decent class for 2022 so it would suck to see that fall apart, but obviously with a new coaching staff comes player turnover.
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We actually have a good recruiting class so probably we try to keep that at all costs. First thing that I thought of.
 
JMick said:
sure, why not. had a freshman QB throw for 4000 yards and 40 TDs. Kid is only a RS sophomore. Maybe he can bring him along.
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Better chance of a UConn QB going to West Florida than Reed coming to UConn. Reed was originally a SIU recruit and is better than Beaufort who UConn took.


Austin Reed - 2021 - Football - University of West Florida Athletics

Austin Reed (14) QB - Transferred to UWF in the summer of 2019 after a redshirt season at Southern Illinois. 2019 Don Hansen Football Gazette National Freshman
goargos.com goargos.com
 
Be realistic...

The Coastal guy is not coming to UConn. Period. He sees his next stop as P4/Big XII head coaching job. You don't go from one G5 job where you won 11 games and got your school ranked #14 in both polls to UConn and delay your next step while you try to rebuild a second program.

Similarly Moorhead makes more than a million this year as Oregon's coordinator. He sees his next move as getting back into a P4 head coaching job after doing a credible job both recruiting and winning in the SEC... he's not moving back down the ladder to move up.


UConn's reasonable candidates are P5 assistants (not coordinators, their next step is a G5 school they think they can win big at or a P4/Big XII head job), G5 coordinators (not head coaches, they're looking to step up to a P4/Big XII head job, not to a new rebuilding project at the same school level), or FCS head coaches without more prominent options (which takes the NDSU guy off the table as he's been holding out for the right job). Retreads currently out of work would be potentially reasonable (and could easily be interviewed/vetted now); but why would you do that? We've seen that play out in two of the last three failures.
 
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